Explanation: (1) The green bitter germ in lotus seeds is slightly bitter in taste and cool in nature, so it can be used as medicine. From Li Qunyu's poem "Giving People away" in the Tang Dynasty: "Don't talk about double lotus seeds, you should know their deep meaning. I don't feel a little bitter, so I plan to abandon the lotus plumule. "
(2) namely lotus fruit, also called lotus meat. Lace literature snacks from Lu Xun: "Sweet-scented osmanthus sugar Lunjiao cake, lard sugar lotus root porridge."
Self-cleaning pinyin: zijié
(1) also known as "self-destruction". (2) keep yourself pure. From Tang Hanyu's Preface to Send Li May Return to Pangu: "The poor live in the wild, get up and look far away, sit on the luxuriant trees all day, and clean themselves with clear water."
Lotus plums are so noble that they are not afraid of causing dust. Lotus plumule, like lotus flower, comes out of mud without being stained. It describes that a person's moral quality has not been polluted by the world and has always kept himself clean.